Ganoderma
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TMPW No.：15339 |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Ganoderma |
| Botanical source: Family name | Polyporaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Ganoderma lucidum P.Karsten (GBIF:2549730) - Ganoderma sinense J.D.Zhao, L.W.Hsu et X.Q.Zhang (GBIF:2549654) |
| Part used | Fruit body |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is purplish red and the whole body is lustered. (TN) |
| Constituents | Fatty acids: Mylistic acid, Pentadecanoic acid, Palmitic acid, Linolenic acid, Oleic acid, Stearic acid Monosaccharides: Mannitol Polysaccharides: Fucofructoglucan, Peptideglucan, Arabinoxyloglucan, Xylogalactoglucan, β-D-Glucan, Ganoderan A, Ganoderan B, Ganoderan C Triterpenoids: Ganoderic acid A, Ganoderic acid B, Ganoderic acid C1, Ganoderic acid C2, Ganoderic acid D, Ganoderic acid E, Ganoderic acid F, Ganoderic acid G, Ganoderic acid H, Ganoderic acid I, Ganoderic acid J, Ganoderic acid K, Ganoderic acid L, Ganoderic acid Ma, Ganoderic acid Mb, Ganoderic acid Mc, Ganoderic acid Md, Ganoderic acid Me, Ganoderic acid Mf, Ganoderic acid Mg, Ganoderic acid Mh, Ganoderic acid Mi, Ganoderic acid Mj, Ganoderic acid R, Ganoderic acid S, Ganoderic acid S1, Ganoderic acid T, Ganoderic acid U, Ganoderic acid V, Ganoderic acid W, Ganoderic acid X, Ganoderic acid Y, Ganoderic acid Z, Lucidenic acid A, Lucidenic acid B, Lucidenic acid C, Lucidenic acid D1, Lucidenic acid D2, Lucidenic acid E1, Lucidenic acid E2, Lucidenic acid F, Lucidenic acid G, Ganolucidenic acid A, Ganolucidenic acid B, Ganoderiol A, Ganoderiol B, Ganodermanontriol, Ganodermatriol, Ganoderenic acid A, Ganoderenic acid B, Ganoderenic acid C, Ganoderenic acid D, Ganoderal A, Ganoderol A, Ganoderol B, Lucidone A, Lucidone B, Lucidone C, Compound B8, Compound B9, Compound C6; Ganoderma lucidum: 3β,12β-Dihydroxy-7,15,23-trioxo-5α-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid, 7α,15α-Dihydroxy-3,11,23-trioxo-5α-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid, Ganoderic acid C2, Ganoderic acid D, Ganoderic acid E, Ganoderic acid F, Ganoderic acid G, Ganoderic acid H, Ganoderic acid I, Ganoderic acid K, Ganolucidic acid A, Ganolucidic acid B, 25-Hydroxy-3-epidehydrotumulosic acid, Lucidenic acid D2, Lucidenic acid E2, Lucidenic acid F, 3β,7α,15α-Trihydroxy-11,23-dioxo-5α-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid |
| Pharmacological effects | Suppression of the central nervous system, antitussive, expectorant (ethanol extract, water soluble extract), antihypertension (peptidoglycan), antitumor (glycans), decrease in blood sugar (ganoderan A, B, C), antiandrogen (ethanol extract), natural killer (NK) cell activation (hot-water extract). |
| Indications | As a tonic and tranquilizer, it is applied to treat chronic illnesses such as nervous breakdown, insomnia, indigestion, cough due to senile bronchitis. In Japan, as folk medicine, it is applied for hyperlipemia, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, hepatitis, peptic ulcer and diabetes mellitus. The use of anticancer drug has been developed. |
| Diseases | Neurasthenia, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Chronic bronchitis, Hyperlipidemia, Angina pectoris, Arrhythmia, Gastric ulcer, Viral hepatitis, Enterocolitis, Diabetes mellitus, Cancer |
| Formulas | |
| Meridian tropism | Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, Kidney |
| Property | Neutral |
| Flavor | Sweet |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To tranquilize the mind, to enrich vital energy and blood, to relieve cough, to replenish qi and to nourish blood. For anxiety, cough and dyspnea, deficiency of qi and blood, and deficiency of spleen and stomach. |
| Remarks | |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
